---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-089265"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KR"
cik: "0000056873"
company_name: "KROGER CO"
filed_at: "2025-09-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T06:55:50.935140+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kroger Q2 Identical Sales Up 3.4%, Adjusted EPS $1.04; Raises FY25 Guidance

## Summary
- Q2 Identical Sales without fuel +3.4% YoY; total sales $33.9B flat as prior year included $718M KSP sales.
- Adjusted EPS $1.04 vs $0.93 prior year; GAAP EPS $0.91; operating profit $863M vs $815M.
- eCommerce sales increased 16%; FIFO gross margin rate +39 bps driven by lower shrink and supply chain costs.
- FY25 guidance raised: ID sales now 2.7%-3.4% (prev 2.25%-3.25%), EPS $4.70-$4.80 (prev $4.60-$4.80).
- Net total debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio 1.63 vs 1.24 a year ago; $5B ASR ongoing, $2.5B buyback remaining.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-089265
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KR
- cik: 0000056873
- company_name: KROGER CO
- filed_at: 2025-09-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465925089265/0001104659-25-089265-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465925089265/tm2525596d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-089265
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-089265.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-089265.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.